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Sister of American on trial in Russia: ‘Please bring my brother home’
ABC News(HUNTSVILLE, Ala.) -- With her older brother now on trial in Moscow after being held in a Russian detention center for more than a year, each day is a struggle for Margaret Aaron of Huntsville...
Jared Kofsky, ABC News Jan 26, 2023

Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground
Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities(CAIRO) -- Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground. The to...
Hatem Maher, ABC News Jan 26, 2023

Nine Palestinians killed after Israel storms West Bank refugee camp
200mm/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Nine Palestinians were killed when the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly stormed the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank early Thursday morning, ABC News has learne...
Jon Haworth, ABC News Jan 26, 2023

Asteroid to make extremely close approach to Earth this week
JPL-Caltech/NASA(NEW YORK) -- An asteroid the size of a box truck is slated to get very close to Earth this week, according to scientists. But don't be alarmed, it isn't projected to make an impact an...
Ivan Pereira, ABC News Jan 26, 2023

Biden approves sending 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- In a major increase of U.S. support to Ukraine, President Joe Biden has signed off on sending 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the war-torn country as co...
Ben Gittleson, Justin Gomez, Sarah Kolinovsky, Molly Nagle and Isabella Murray Jan 25, 2023

Ukrainian children saved from the Russian 'vacation' trap
Svitlana Bilosliudtseva(KYIV, Ukraine) -- Russian authorities, according to the Ukrainian government and human rights groups, are reportedly forcing the illegal adoption of Ukrainian children under th...
Yulia Drozd, ABC News Jan 25, 2023

US leaning toward sending Abrams tanks to Ukraine, officials say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. officials confirm that the Biden administration is leaning toward sending M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine and that a decision could be announced as early a...
Luis Martinez, Shannon K. Crawford and Matt Seyler, ABC News Jan 24, 2023

Princess Eugenie expecting second child with husband Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace confirms
Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) -- Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, is pregnant. Eugenie, 32, and her husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their second child, Buckingha...
Katie Kindelan, ABC News Jan 24, 2023

Ukraine expects to get 100 Leopard 2 tanks from 12 countries, once Germany approves: Senior Ukrainian official
Halfpoint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Twelve countries have agreed to supply Ukraine with around 100 Leopard 2 tanks if the German government gives its consent, according to a senior Ukrai...
Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News Jan 23, 2023

American detained in Iran ends 7-day hunger strike, calling it 'weapon of last resort'
@FreetheNamazis/Twitter(WASHINGTON) — Siamak Namazi, a U.S. citizen who has been detained in Iran since 2015, has ended his seven-day hunger strike, according to a Monday news release. Namazi, 5...
Ella McCarthy, ABC News Jan 23, 2023
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